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Alumni News and Spotlight Stories

Dr Valerie Garden
Glaucoma: A Chat with Valerie Garden, MD ’89

In an effort to spread awareness and learn more about this disease, we sought the wisdom and advice of AUC grad Valerie Garden, MD ’89, an ophthalmologist and oculoplastic surgeon in Santa Rosa, California. We also sought her thoughts on National Women Physicians Day, which takes place February 3.
Docot Izabella Shuvayev
Talking Alzheimer’s Disease with Izabella Shuvayev, MD

On the heels of Alzheimer's Awareness Month in November, we interviewed Izabella Shuvayev, MD ’13, a geriatric psychiatrist who specializes in Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and other cognitive and neurodegenerative disorders.
Dr Eric Fernandez
An AIDS Awareness Discussion With Dr. Edgar Fernandez

On December 1, World AIDS Day kicks off AIDS Awareness Month, a time to bring attention to this deadly disease, honor those who have been lost to it, and work to end the related stigmas. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is an advanced stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), an infection that attacks the body’s immune system.
Feeling the Connection: Healthy Mom, Healthy Child
Feeling the Connection: Healthy Mom, Healthy Child

Dr. Christine Armstrong is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Connecticut. Dr. Shanique Ampiah is a pediatric psychiatrist in Florida. Different specialties. Different locations. Both share common ground when it comes to the mental health of moms.
How Cultural Competence Improves Hispanic Maternal Health
How Cultural Competence Improves Hispanic Maternal Health

At FemCare OB-GYN, an obstetrics and gynecology practice in Miami, a 29-year-old woman who recently arrived from Nicaragua was seeking help for severe abdominal pain. She had been suffering with it for months. She was desperate, distraught, and crying as she struggled in Spanish to voice her symptoms.
Ingrid Paredes
A Chat with Ingrid Paredes, AUC MD '11

Conversations on women’s health are always relevant, particularly when it comes to ovarian cancer and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). For help on these subjects — and to learn a bit more about an AUC alumna — we turned to Dr. Ingrid Paredes, an obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) specialist at FemCare OB-GYN in Miami.
Dhaval Desai
Dr. Dhaval R. Desai, MD '07 Featured in TIME

As a hospital leader and physician, AUC graduate (’07) Dr. Dhaval R. Desai continually puts his passion for healing and caring into practice. He firmly believes that the medical community must place a priority on empathy and compassion—not only to ensure that patients get the best possible care but also to support the wellness of frontline healthcare workers.
AUC Community Action Day
AUC Community Action Day Celebrates 15 Years of Making a Positive Impact in Sint Maarten Communities

A long-running tradition at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC), Community Action Day (CAD) is a semesterly occurrence led by student organizations that partner with Sint Maarten schools, non-government organizations, the Ministry of Public Health, and civic groups to make a difference in the communities where our students and colleagues live, study and work.